reclassify
verb
re·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
reclassified; reclassifying; reclassifies
: to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
… in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.—
Stephen Rae
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Some elite high school players have been reclassifying their graduation years to take advantage of money opportunities.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Target enhanced DevOps by reclassifying core company events as ROI-centric milestones, thereby improving metrics.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The company will also try to reclassify some of the components under different tariff codes to avoid the 125% duty.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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